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Phono stage and cartridge

Hello FriendsI'm hoping some one can give me advice, I live on the far south coast of Australia, there is no Hi FI, shops, down here, the closet is 4 hours drive to Sydney, the biggest city in Australia!My audio gear is:1. Onnce Analog TT,  made here in Aust
2.."the wand Arm " made in New Zealand, with a Zu/Denon 103, cartridge
3 .Phono stage, is PS Audio GPH4. Pre amp is PS Audio, stellar Pre/Dac5. Pair of audiolabs, mono blocks 2500 WPC
5 Zu Audio Soul MK 11 speakers!!Most of my  recordings, sould great, but there are a lot. that has good bass, but a harsh, sound overall!!I put this down to The Zu Cartridge, or the PS phono stage??I have never consider, the use of a "sub", as i don't no, how this worrks??Can you friends, give me a "heads up" ??.1. New cartridge??, yore input??
2. Different phono stage(I like a strong balls in the Bass)?3. Subs? I have no experience, with these, where do I place these??
Many thanks, any input would be appreciate !!
Regards
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atmasphere
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Consider a tube phono section. Generally speaking, they tend to sound smoother.
It will have plenty of slam as long as it has enough gain to work with your cartridge.
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dweller
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@Daveyonthecoast - They are called "reel-to-reel tape recorders" FYI.
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Thanks
Every one, for your input, I would like to here a how at tube phono stage, sounds, I like "meat and balls", Can I get this, with out spending thousands of dollars!!Please give me a insight, on good tube phono stages, with ball's, with out the harshness, that  comes with, solid state phono stage??
Manyl ThanksDavid
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